by - July 20, 2022 6:29 pm
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Arkansas and Craighead County in Northeast Arkansas is among the top for new cases in the state. The Arkansas Department of Health reported…
by - July 20, 2022 1:16 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic has put extreme stress on our health care workforce, resulting in burnout, exhaustion and trauma, and leading many workers to exit the industry. Critical staffing shortages during…
by - July 19, 2022 6:57 pm
Recent Increased numbers of positive COVID-19 cases in the Fort Smith area led to the reopening of a COVID unit at at least one area hospital, but numbers are already…
by - July 19, 2022 11:56 am
St. Louis-based health system Mercy will invest $500 million in the second phase of its healthcare expansion in Northwest Arkansas. According to a news release Tuesday (July 19), phase two’s…
by - July 14, 2022 3:41 pm
Arkansas collected $15.8 million in tax revenue from medical marijuana sales in the first six months of 2022, down from $16.9 million in the same period of 2021. Pounds of…
by - July 13, 2022 3:12 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health and Research in Fayetteville recently published a five-year study showing that Arkansans with primary care providers…
by - July 12, 2022 3:45 pm
A new blood test by Menlo Park, Calif.-based GRAIL is being offered at Mercy Health Systems. The Galleri test can detect early signs of more than 50 cancers, including aggressive…
by - July 12, 2022 2:23 pm
After a nationwide search, AFMC board of directors selected John Selig to assume the role of the company’s next CEO effective September 1, 2022. Ray Hanley is retiring after leading…
by - July 12, 2022 11:28 am
A recent study found that Medicare could have saved $3.6 billion in 2020 on the costs of generic drugs if it had bought them at the same prices paid by…
by - July 11, 2022 5:15 pm
The CARTI Foundation appointed four new members to its board of directors for fiscal year 2023. Board terms begin on July 1 and the members foster, support and encourage the…
by - July 7, 2022 3:29 pm
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas is currently accepting grant applications from public schools, governmental agencies and nonprofit groups across the state. Grants of up to $150,000…
by - July 5, 2022 9:09 pm
Immerse Arkansas, a Little Rock-based nonprofit that serves youth in crisis, recently hired Mojadesinuola Adejokun, Alicen Bennett, Robert Butler, Debbie Chambers, Jana Coleman, Chelsea Taylor and Letha Todd. The organization…
by - July 5, 2022 1:18 pm
Baptist Health has made several leadership changes at its hospitals in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Malvern and Arkadelphia. The Little Rock-based hospital system announced the following appointments: Mike Perkins…
by - July 4, 2022 2:08 pm
A new report released by Bentonville think tank Heartland Forward outlines strategies for building a robust healthcare workforce in the heartland. According to the study, thousands of jobs remain unfilled…
by - June 30, 2022 9:20 am
Officials backing a new four-year medical school in Bentonville disclosed the next steps in its development Thursday (June 30), including a new name, building plans and location. The independent, nonprofit…
by - June 29, 2022 8:38 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) will be the first site in the nation to enroll patients in a therapeutic clinical trial designed to fundamentally change how children with acute leukemias are…
by - June 29, 2022 1:54 pm
Trigger warning: Please read with caution. I remember exactly where I was in 1995 when I heard how a mother had strapped her two very young children into their car…
by - June 27, 2022 11:14 am
State Rep. Dwight Tosh, R-Jonesboro, received a near death sentence when he was only 13 years old. The healthy teenager developed a high fever that wouldn’t break. He was soon…
by - June 26, 2022 3:34 pm
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) has hired Val Rose Habrock as its new Director of Governmental Affairs. Habrock joined the team on June 13, 2022 and will work…
by - June 24, 2022 9:31 am
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday (June 24) upheld a Mississippi law banning abortion and in doing so overturned the right to abortion in Roe v. Wade, and also overturned…
